Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins
September 28, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 28, 1985 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 3, Minnesota Twins 5

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 3 0 1 0
Smith lf 4 0 0 0
Brett 3b 4 1 0 0
Orta dh 3 1 1 2
  McRae ph,dh 0 0 0 0
  Iorg ph,dh 1 0 0 0
White 2b 3 0 0 0
Balboni 1b 3 0 0 0
Motley rf 4 1 0 0
Quirk c 4 0 2 1
Biancalana ss 1 0 0 0
  Sundberg ph 1 0 0 0
  Concepcion ss 0 0 0 0
Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Farr p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 4 3
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Puckett cf 4 1 0 0
Hatcher lf 4 2 2 1
Hrbek 1b 4 0 1 1
Brunansky rf 2 0 1 1
Funderburk dh 4 0 0 0
Engle c 2 1 1 1
  Salas ph,c 1 0 0 0
Gaetti 3b 3 0 0 0
Gagne ss 2 1 0 0
Lombardozzi 2b 3 0 1 1
Burtt p 0 0 0 0
  Filson p 0 0 0 0
  Davis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 5 6 5
Kansas City 000 002 100342
Minnesota 210 001 10x560
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson  L (13-12) 5.1 5 4 2 1 0
  Farr   2.2 1 1 1 1 2
Totals
8.0
6
5
3
2
2
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Burtt  W (2-1) 6.1 3 3 3 4 4
  Filson   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Davis  SV (24) 1.2 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
4
3
3
4
8

  E–Motley (7), Biancalana (10).  2B–Kansas City Quirk 2 (3,off Burtt 2), Minnesota Hatcher (27,off Jackson); Hrbek (29,off Jackson); Brunansky (27,off Jackson).  HR–Kansas City Orta (4,6th inning off Burtt 1 on, 2 out), Minnesota Engle (6,2nd inning off Jackson 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Gagne (3,by Farr).  SB–Gagne (10,2nd base off Farr/Quirk).  CS–Brunansky (3,2nd base by Jackson/Quirk); Lombardozzi (2,2nd base by Farr/Quirk).  HBP–Farr (2,Gagne).  T–2:31.  A–13,256.
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